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The Meaningful Tourism Paradigm – A Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development in Times of Crises and Challenges Arlt, Wolfgang Georg
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 2 No. 2 (2025): Synergies for Sustainable Tourism Resilience in Challenging Times @ Bali Journa
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15637694

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Confronted by converging crises – climate change, AI-driven disruption, and shifting traveler demands – traditional sustainable tourism models struggle with "sustainability fatigue," often emphasizing sacrifice over tangible gain. This article introduces the Meaningful Tourism (MT) paradigm as a transformative tool for resilient development. Grounded in Positive Psychology, MT ensures the objective benefits and subjective satisfaction of all six core stakeholders (Visitors, Host Community, Employees, Businesses, Governments, Environment) simultaneously. It rejects zero-sum trade-offs, instead fostering aligned stakeholder interests through achievable, annually measured SMART KPIs tracking transparent progress. By shifting focus from restriction to mutual flourishing and demonstrable outcomes, MT provides a practical, positive, and holistic framework for building sustainable tourism resilience in an era defined by challenges and the search for meaning.
Meaningful Tourism in Asia Bhatnagar, Gaurav Bhan; Gansukh , Damba; Gautam, Deepti; Khadka, Rameswar; Mrigendra, Raveesh; Naidu, Lajwanti; Arlt, Wolfgang Georg
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research
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This article examines the applicability and transformative potential of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm as a strategic framework for sustainable tourism development in Asia, focusing on Mongolia, India (North and Northeast), and Nepal. Adopting a qualitative multi-case study approach, the research is based on document analysis, policy reviews, secondary statistical data, and comparative interpretation of international project reports and national tourism strategies. The analysis is anchored in the Meaningful Tourism framework, which evaluates tourism outcomes across six stakeholder groups: visitors, host communities, employees, tourism businesses, governments, and the environment through the lenses of shared value creation and stakeholder satisfaction. The findings reveal that Meaningful Tourism offers both a philosophical foundation and a practical governance tool to address key Asian tourism challenges, including overtourism, unequal benefit distribution, cultural commodification, and environmental vulnerability. Case evidence from nomadic tourism in Mongolia, artisan-led and community-based tourism in India, and diversified cultural and nature-based tourism in Nepal demonstrates the framework’s capacity to align policy, markets, and local livelihoods. While limited by its reliance on qualitative secondary data, the study contributes conceptually by advancing Meaningful Tourism as an integrative, context-sensitive pathway for resilient and inclusive tourism futures, calling for future empirical research to operationalise indicators and measure long-term impacts
Meaningful Tourism in Africa Adamu, Amir Mamah; Ako-Ebot, Eyong Ayuk; Julius, Richard; Kasese, Frederick; Murugi, Brigit; Mussa, Aisha Hussein; Njehia , Angela; Omar , Biubwa; Rushwaya, Ropafadzaishe; Arlt, Wolfgang Georg
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research
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This article examines the application of the Meaningful Tourism paradigm in Africa, a continent experiencing the world's fastest tourism growth yet capturing only 5% of global arrivals. Through a qualitative, multi-case study analysis of Cameroon, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Zanzibar, it investigates how this framework addresses critical challenges including economic leakage, environmental pressure, and uneven community benefits. The findings demonstrate that Meaningful Tourism provides a practical toolkit for fostering inclusive growth, enhancing destination resilience, and ensuring measurable value for all six core stakeholders: visitors, host communities, employees, businesses, government, and the environment. The study concludes that adopting this stakeholder-centric approach is essential for transforming Africa's tourism from quantitative expansion into a force for sustainable development and long-term competitiveness. The research offers practical pathways for policymakers and contributes to academic discourse on sustainable tourism in emerging economies.
The Meaningful Tourism Paradigm in Africa and Asia: A Movement for Transformative Practice Arlt, Wolfgang Georg; von Cranach, Stacy; Kessler, Kristel; Subadra, I Nengah
Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025): Bali Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Culture Research
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.5281/bah36131

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This article introduces the Special Focus topic on the Meaningful Tourism paradigm, analysing its application as a transformative movement across Africa and Asia. Framed by the need for holistic sustainability beyond quantitative growth, the paradigm mandates the alignment of six core stakeholders: visitors, communities, employees, businesses, government, and environment through objective benefits and subjective satisfaction, measured by SMART KPIs. Drawing on multi-case observations from Cameroon to Mongolia, the analysis reveals how this framework addresses entrenched challenges like economic leakage, cultural erosion, and environmental pressure. It positions Meaningful Tourism as a strategic tool enabling destinations to ‘leapfrog’ unsustainable practices, foster inclusive growth, and build resilience. The synthesis concludes that the paradigm’s global adoption signifies a critical shift from a niche initiative to an essential movement for equitable and future-proof tourism.
Co-Authors Adamu, Amir Mamah Ako-Ebot, Eyong Ayuk Bhatnagar, Gaurav Bhan Gansukh , Damba Gautam, Deepti Julius, Richard Kasese, Frederick Kessler, Kristel Khadka, Rameswar Mrigendra, Raveesh Murugi, Brigit Mussa, Aisha Hussein Naidu, Lajwanti Njehia , Angela Omar , Biubwa Rushwaya, Ropafadzaishe Subadra, I Nengah von Cranach, Stacy